Kommuri Venugopala Rao | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935[1] |
| Died | 30 October 2004 (aged 68ā69)[1] |
| Occupation | Writer, Novelist, Doctor |
Kommuri Venugopala Rao was an Indian novelist from Andhra Pradesh.[2][3] He wrote more than 30 novels. His two novels Penkutillu and House Surgeon are well known to the Telugu readers.[4] He was influenced by Bengali writer Sarath Chandra.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
He was born in Vijayawada in the year 1935.[1]
Writings[edit | edit source]
He wrote his first novel, Penkutillu, at the age of 15 which was published in 1957.[4] This novel is based on middle class life. House Surgeon is about a steadfast medico. Both of these books received several reprints.
List of Novels[edit | edit source]
- Penkutillu
- House Surgeon
- Ee Desamlo Oka Bhagam
- Atma Jyoti
- Gorintaku
- Prema Nakshatram
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Special, Correspondent (2 November 2004). "Tearful adieu to Kommuri". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
{{cite web}}:|first1=has generic name (help)[dead link] - ā Rajan, edited by P.K.; S, Prabhakar Rao (1989). The Growth of the novel in India, 1950-1980 (1. publ. in India. ed.). New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. pp. 93ā102. ISBN 8170172594. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ā Mohan, lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot (1 ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 3896. ISBN 9788126012213.
- ā 4.0 4.1 Veeraji. "Doing the write thing". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.